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| Thread ID: 73946 | 2006-11-06 18:17:00 | Some Points To Ponder About Linux | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 496879 | 2006-11-09 02:22:00 | As for the networking- that was the ONLY thing that Linux did well.How long ago was it that you tried Linux? These days it does a hell of a lot more than network well (and easily too - even GUIs for most things the average Joe needs if you are so inclined). | Erayd (23) | ||
| 496880 | 2006-11-09 03:35:00 | Heh, Linux supports the games I play fine(WoW & CS:S) - just go buy Cedega, hell, I think wine might even run them - it's only $5 a month(Although, that proberly doesn't sit too well withany of the hardcore "free software" fans). That "Software support" point doesn't make much sence to me, most software for win32 machines can be found for Linux ie; Microsoft Office & OpenOffice, Outlook & Thunderbird, IE & FF, even .NET languages can be compiled on Linux using Mono. You can even put music onto your ipod via linux using GNUpod. It's really just those little programs that people mess around with that are hard to find. :\ When I first saw the required specs for Vista a few months ago, I actually thought it was a joke. 512mb of RAM just to make something look all nice and pretty, that's pretty silly - Microsoft should really focus on the features instead of making it look pretty. Uh, and the cube thing in Vista, whoop-de-doo! Linux can do that too! Then there's Vista's widget/sidebar thing which Linux can also do - I bet it uses less memory too :P The idea that was mentioned before in the thread about Linux being used in schools is a great idea, my school currently uses a mixture of Mac and Windows machines - it'd be great to be able to use Linux at school. |
byte (11156) | ||
| 496881 | 2006-11-09 03:57:00 | How long ago was it that you tried Linux? These days it does a hell of a lot more than network well (and easily too - even GUIs for most things the average Joe needs if you are so inclined). Oh yes, it was a while ago... at least 3 months I think. Maybe there's been radical improvement :thumbs: |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 496882 | 2006-11-09 05:05:00 | Bill Gates (imagef1.net.nz) | lazydog (148) | ||
| 496883 | 2006-11-09 19:33:00 | I'm still laughing about Jen's comment "Xandros, Mepis and SuSE (the free versions) each offer a different look/feel and all are suitable for novice users." If someone has not used a computer and they only want it for Email, Web and some word processing Linux will do just as well as Windows. Don't try to tell me Windows is easier for a novice because when something doesn't work in Windows the novice is just as lost as in Linux but once you have a Linux box setup it purrs along more happily than a Windows box. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 496884 | 2006-11-09 21:54:00 | I've been playing around with vmware lately, and there's no point now in partitioning a hard drive if someone wants to play around with linux, just to get a feel for it. I sometimes get tempted to go cold turkey and go totally to linux, in my moments of frustration with MS. Trouble is I need windows for some of the software I run. Then again, with virtualization becoming more of an option, what would stop me when I get motivated to do it, in installing linux as the base OS and installing XP as a guest OS, just so I could run those important (for the moment anyway) programmes? |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 496885 | 2006-11-09 23:57:00 | Just some other thoughts; I've had less than positive responses from technician type people, when I've mentioned linux/open source, both in this forum, on the odd occasion and out of it. I recall, going to a local computer shop a few months ago to see what they could do in the way of parts as my project at that stage was going to be; build my own for linux (I've since bought a new one and put linux on the old one). Anyway, when I told the guy my plan, he went on & on about linux, moaning and complaining about it and how the linux community were just a pack of hypocrites copying windows (I guess he was thinking about KDE here) etc. His attitude sickened me, so I left & will never go back. With regard to KDE, I find it pretty good, and it's improving all the time, and it's free:thumbs: . Basically do what windows will do, which costs a lot of money. I wonder if the cost of a new computer was to be unbundled, what the cost of the software component versus hardware, would be. I can appreciate the work and effort that goes in to produce an OS, but $400 or so for a product that is sold to millions upon millions of people? Or do MS have to charge that, as what is bundled with a new computer is so discounted for the computer manufacturers that they have to go for recovery somewhere along the line. My guess is that we are suckers and if 10% 20% or more started going to linux, then the price of a windows OS would come down quick smart. |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 496886 | 2006-11-10 00:23:00 | If someone has not used a computer and they only want it for Email, Web and some word processing Linux will do just as well as Windows. Don't try to tell me Windows is easier for a novice because when something doesn't work in Windows the novice is just as lost as in Linux but once you have a Linux box setup it purrs along more happily than a Windows box. If someone has an issue with Windows then its far more likely it will not only have a simple fix but that finding someone with a tip or two will take next to no time at all. Not so with Linux. As for a Linux box purrs along more happily then a Windows box?, heh?, what are you talking about? Id love to see how you qualify that statement. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 496887 | 2006-11-10 00:28:00 | Just some other thoughts; I've had less than positive responses from technician type people, when I've mentioned linux/open source, both in this forum, on the odd occasion and out of it . I recall, going to a local computer shop a few months ago to see what they could do in the way of parts as my project at that stage was going to be; build my own for linux (I've since bought a new one and put linux on the old one) . Anyway, when I told the guy my plan, he went on & on about linux, moaning and complaining about it and how the linux community were just a pack of hypocrites copying windows (I guess he was thinking about KDE here) etc . His attitude sickened me, so I left & will never go back . With regard to KDE, I find it pretty good, and it's improving all the time, and it's free:thumbs: . Basically do what windows will do, which costs a lot of money . I wonder if the cost of a new computer was to be unbundled, what the cost of the software component versus hardware, would be . I can appreciate the work and effort that goes in to produce an OS, but $400 or so for a product that is sold to millions upon millions of people? Or do MS have to charge that, as what is bundled with a new computer is so discounted for the computer manufacturers that they have to go for recovery somewhere along the line . My guess is that we are suckers and if 10% 20% or more started going to linux, then the price of a windows OS would come down quick smart . Last time I checked XP home cost $120, A tiny amount and hardly even registers on the cost of a new PC, within a couple of years OEM Vista will be dirt cheap as well . Any of you Linux lovers want to see which system runs Photoshop the best? Whoops, I forgot, Your limited to homebrew apps . (A note, Im impressed by the concept of Linux, But she and the Linux community have failed in just about every area so far, apart from making a system that if it installs correctly the "average joe" can email from and do a bit of word processing, sounds like WINDOWS 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HA) |
Metla (12) | ||
| 496888 | 2006-11-10 00:35:00 | If someone has not used a computer and they only want it for Email, Web and some word processing Linux will do just as well as Windows . Don't try to tell me Windows is easier for a novice because when something doesn't work in Windows the novice is just as lost as in Linux but once you have a Linux box setup it purrs along more happily than a Windows box . Please reconsider those statements . If something goes screwy in Linux, one has to break into a clique of people who may or may not help you . . . it's the truth . . . present people excepted . If you mess up with Windows, there's so many people out there who can help . . even scads more websites dedicated to that problem and most 12 y/o kids have a better understanding of M$ than most adults . This isn't true about most Linux permutations . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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